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The Best of Inspiring Athletes: MLB Edition
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Chad Bonham
Click “Like” to share this with your friends! With the All-Star Game a few days away, I thought it might be a good time to catch you up on some of the baseball interviews you may have missed these past couple of months since Inspiring Athletes was launched. This is just a small sampling of…
Former MLB infielder and World Series champion Jay Bell on spiritual epiphanies, the dangers of the performance mentality and the importance of humility
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Chad Bonham
Hit “Like” to share with your friends! THROWBACK THURSDAY: Jay Bell When you hear conversations about former Major League infielder Jay Bell, words like “steady,” “consistent” and “solid” are often thrown around. He wasn’t the flashiest player to grace the diamond and rarely put up gaudy numbers, yet his 18-year career that included stops in…
Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Matt Diaz on eternal perspective, evangelism and giving it everything he’s got
By
Chad Bonham
EDITOR’S NOTE: Since this interview was originally posted, Diaz has returned to the Atlanta Braves. Somehow, you’d think having just under a .300 career batting average might qualify a Major League player for superstar status. But somehow, Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Matt Diaz (pronounced DIE-az) has spent nine seasons well below the radar. And that’s okay…
A conversation with Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle
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Chad Bonham
Clint Hurdle is doing something no one has done in quite a while. He’s turning the Pittsburgh Pirates into winners—well, at least half the time. Under Hurdle’s first-year leadership, the Pirates have been flirting with .500 throughout the first two months of the season. This is especially remarkable considering Pittsburgh hasn’t had a winning season…
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